| Lineup | Denison | PG - Joseph Hoff (fresh) SG - Richard Finch (fresh) SF - Dustin Thyberg (fresh) PF - Larry Ritch (fresh) C - Roy Ford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Curtis Barter (fresh) SG - Bobby Taylor (fresh) SF - Erik Barreiro (fresh) PF - John O'Donell (fresh) C - Noel Desmond (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Earlham | John O'Donell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Earlham | Erik Barreiro travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Denison | Roy Ford buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | Earlham | Curtis Barter clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | Denison | The rebound goes to Roy Ford | 3-0 |
| 18:58 | Denison | Richard Finch loses the dribble to Curtis Barter | 3-0 |
| 18:50 | Earlham | Curtis Barter misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:48 | Denison | Larry Ritch gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:23 | Denison | Bobby Taylor steals it from Dustin Thyberg | 3-0 |
| 18:11 | Earlham | Bobby Taylor misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:10 | Earlham | Noel Desmond snags the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 17:50 | Earlham | Curtis Barter makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John O'Donell | 3-3 |
| 17:44 | Denison | Curtis Barter takes the ball from Larry Ritch | 3-3 |
| 17:39 | Earlham | John O'Donell blows the layup | 3-3 |
| 17:37 | Earlham | Bobby Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:28 | Earlham | Bobby Taylor connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Curtis Barter | 3-5 |
| 17:23 | Denison | Richard Finch loses the dribble to Noel Desmond | 3-5 |
| 17:04 | Earlham | Curtis Barter is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Curtis Barter, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | Earlham | James Hunt (PG), Cliff Robbins (SG), Wayne Clark (SF), James Gilmore (C) Curtis Barter, Bobby Taylor, Erik Barreiro, Noel Desmond | |
| 16:52 | Denison | Dustin Thyberg clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 3-5 |
| 16:50 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Wayne Clark | 3-5 |
| 16:26 | Earlham | John O'Donell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Gilmore | 3-7 |
| 16:03 | Denison | Richard Finch connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Joseph Hoff | 6-7 |
| 15:54 | Earlham | John O'Donell knocks in the jumper from the right block | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Joseph Hoff (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Finch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dustin Thyberg (fairly fresh) PF - Larry Ritch (fairly fresh) C - Roy Ford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - James Hunt (fresh) SG - Cliff Robbins (fresh) SF - Wayne Clark (fresh) PF - John O'Donell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Gilmore (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Denison | Richard Finch's layup is rejected by James Gilmore | 6-9 |
| 15:47 | Denison | Dustin Thyberg snags the offensive board | 6-9 |
| 15:24 | Denison | Dustin Thyberg hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Hoff and the foul's on Wayne Clark - foul #1 on Wayne Clark, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Denison | Peter Shinn (PG), Roger Neuman (SG), Warren Dimattia (PF), David Perkins (C) Joseph Hoff, Richard Finch, Larry Ritch, Roy Ford | |
| Subs | Earlham | Curtis Barter (PG), Bobby Taylor (SG), Erik Barreiro (SF), Noel Desmond (C) James Hunt, Cliff Robbins, John O'Donell, James Gilmore | |
| 15:24 | Denison | Dustin Thyberg makes the free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:07 | Earlham | Roger Neuman is called for the reach on Bobby Taylor - foul #1 on Roger Neuman, team foul #1 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Denison | Scott King (SF) Dustin Thyberg | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 15:02 | Earlham | Noel Desmond can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 9-9 |
| 15:01 | Denison | David Perkins grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 14:57 | Denison | Peter Shinn hits a runner in the lane set up by Scott King and the foul's on Wayne Clark - foul #2 on Wayne Clark, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Paul Ploof (PF) Wayne Clark | |
| 14:57 | Denison | Peter Shinn makes the free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:42 | Earlham | David Perkins swats the shot by Bobby Taylor | 12-9 |
| 14:40 | Denison | David Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 14:36 | Denison | Scott King is hacked by Bobby Taylor - foul #1 on Bobby Taylor, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | Earlham | James Gilmore (PF) Paul Ploof | |
| 14:21 | Denison | David Perkins can't connect on a shot from the right side | 12-9 |
| 14:19 | Earlham | Erik Barreiro pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 14:08 | Earlham | James Gilmore hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 12-9 |
| 14:06 | Denison | Warren Dimattia gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:59 | Denison | Peter Shinn is fouled on the floor by Erik Barreiro - foul #1 on Erik Barreiro, team foul #5 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Denison | Joseph Hoff (PG) Roger Neuman | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 13:38 | Denison | Scott King connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from David Perkins and the foul's on Bobby Taylor - foul #2 on Bobby Taylor, team foul #6 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Denison | Richard Finch (SG), Roy Ford (C) Peter Shinn, David Perkins | |
| Subs | Earlham | James Hunt (PG), Cliff Robbins (SG), John O'Donell (PF) Curtis Barter, Bobby Taylor, James Gilmore | |
| 13:38 | Denison | Scott King makes the free throw | 15-9 |
| 13:27 | Earlham | Cliff Robbins clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-9 |
| 13:25 | Denison | Joseph Hoff grabs the board | 15-9 |
| 13:20 | Denison | Richard Finch buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Hoff | 17-9 |
| 13:04 | Earlham | James Hunt misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 17-9 |
| 13:03 | Denison | The rebound goes to Scott King | 17-9 |
| 12:57 | Denison | Joseph Hoff misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-9 |
| 12:55 | Earlham | Noel Desmond snags the defensive board | 17-9 |
| 12:36 | Earlham | Erik Barreiro's floater is knocked away by Scott King | 17-9 |
| 12:35 | Denison | Warren Dimattia grabs the board | 17-9 |
| 12:29 | Denison | Noel Desmond steals it from Roy Ford | 17-9 |
| 12:15 | Earlham | Cliff Robbins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Scott King - foul #1 on Scott King, team foul #2 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Denison | Peter Shinn (PG), Roger Neuman (SG), Dustin Thyberg (SF), Larry Ritch (PF), David Perkins (C) Joseph Hoff, Richard Finch, Scott King, Warren Dimattia, Roy Ford | |
| Subs | Earlham | Curtis Barter (PG), James Gilmore (PF), Paul Ploof (C) Erik Barreiro, John O'Donell, Noel Desmond | |
| 12:15 | Earlham | Cliff Robbins makes the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 12:15 | Earlham | Cliff Robbins makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 11:53 | Denison | David Perkins blows the dunk | 17-11 |
| 11:52 | Earlham | James Gilmore snags the defensive board | 17-11 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Peter Shinn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roger Neuman (fresh) SF - Dustin Thyberg (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Ritch (fresh) C - David Perkins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Curtis Barter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Hunt (fresh) SF - Cliff Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Gilmore (fresh) C - Paul Ploof (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Earlham | Paul Ploof hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Cliff Robbins | 17-14 |
| 11:06 | Denison | Peter Shinn misses the jumper from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 11:04 | Denison | Larry Ritch misses the tip | 17-14 |
| 11:02 | Denison | Roger Neuman pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 10:43 | Denison | Roger Neuman comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 17-14 |
| 10:41 | Earlham | Paul Ploof grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 10:27 | Earlham | James Gilmore hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by James Hunt | 17-16 |
| 10:08 | Denison | Roger Neuman scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-16 |
| 09:46 | Earlham | Cliff Robbins misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 19-16 |
| 09:44 | Earlham | Paul Ploof hits the follow up shot | 19-18 |
| 09:39 | Denison | Peter Shinn loses the ball out of bounds | 19-18 |
| Subs | Denison | Joseph Hoff (PG), Richard Finch (SG), Scott King (SF), Warren Dimattia (PF), Roy Ford (C) Peter Shinn, Roger Neuman, Dustin Thyberg, Larry Ritch, David Perkins | |
| Subs | Earlham | William Lipsey (PG), Carl Johnson (SG), Erik Barreiro (SF), John O'Donell (PF), Noel Desmond (C) Curtis Barter, James Hunt, Cliff Robbins, James Gilmore, Paul Ploof | |
| 09:31 | Earlham | William Lipsey misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-18 |
| 09:30 | Earlham | Erik Barreiro grabs the offensive board | 19-18 |
| 09:11 | Earlham | Roy Ford is called for the reach on Noel Desmond - foul #1 on Roy Ford, team foul #3 | 19-18 |
| 09:01 | Earlham | Noel Desmond's fadeaway is rejected by Roy Ford | 19-18 |
| 09:00 | Denison | Joseph Hoff gets the rebound | 19-18 |
| 08:35 | Denison | Scott King connects on the jumper from the right wing | 21-18 |
| 08:11 | Earlham | John O'Donell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-18 |
| 08:10 | Earlham | Carl Johnson snags the offensive board | 21-18 |
| 07:54 | Earlham | Noel Desmond clanks a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Roy Ford - foul #2 on Roy Ford, team foul #4 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Denison | Dustin Thyberg (SF), Larry Ritch (PF), Dustin Williamson (C) Scott King, Warren Dimattia, Roy Ford | |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| 07:54 | Earlham | Noel Desmond makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 07:54 | Earlham | Noel Desmond makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Joseph Hoff (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Finch (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dustin Thyberg (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Ritch (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dustin Williamson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - William Lipsey (fresh) SG - Carl Johnson (fresh) SF - Erik Barreiro (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John O'Donell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Noel Desmond (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:45 | Denison | Joseph Hoff buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dustin Thyberg and he's hacked by William Lipsey - foul #1 on William Lipsey, team foul #7 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Paul Ploof (C) Noel Desmond | |
| 07:45 | Denison | Joseph Hoff misses the free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:45 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Paul Ploof | 23-20 |
| 07:30 | Earlham | Joseph Hoff steals it from John O'Donell | 23-20 |
| 07:14 | Denison | Richard Finch misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 07:13 | Earlham | Paul Ploof gets the rebound | 23-20 |
| 06:56 | Earlham | Paul Ploof connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-23 |
| 06:49 | Denison | Dustin Thyberg misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-23 |
| 06:47 | Denison | Dustin Thyberg hits the follow up shot | 25-23 |
| 06:37 | Earlham | Erik Barreiro misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-23 |
| 06:35 | Denison | Joseph Hoff pulls down the rebound | 25-23 |
| 06:30 | Denison | Dustin Thyberg misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-23 |
| 06:28 | Earlham | John O'Donell grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 06:11 | Earlham | Erik Barreiro comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 25-23 |
| 06:09 | Denison | Larry Ritch gets the rebound | 25-23 |
| 06:03 | Denison | Joseph Hoff lays it up and in set up by Dustin Williamson | 27-23 |
| 05:43 | Earlham | Carl Johnson misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Dustin Williamson - foul #1 on Dustin Williamson, team foul #5 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Denison | Peter Shinn (PG), Roger Neuman (SG), Scott King (SF), Warren Dimattia (PF), David Perkins (C) Joseph Hoff, Richard Finch, Dustin Thyberg, Larry Ritch, Dustin Williamson | |
| Subs | Earlham | Curtis Barter (PG), Cliff Robbins (SF), James Gilmore (PF), Noel Desmond (C) William Lipsey, Erik Barreiro, John O'Donell, Paul Ploof | |
| 05:43 | Earlham | Carl Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 05:43 | Earlham | Carl Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 05:20 | Denison | David Perkins can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-25 |
| 05:19 | Earlham | Cliff Robbins grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 05:11 | Earlham | Curtis Barter hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Peter Shinn - foul #1 on Peter Shinn, team foul #6 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | Earlham | James Hunt (SG) Carl Johnson | |
| 05:11 | Earlham | Curtis Barter makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 05:11 | Earlham | Curtis Barter makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 04:49 | Denison | David Perkins is hacked by Noel Desmond - foul #1 on Noel Desmond, team foul #8 | 27-27 |
| 04:49 | Denison | David Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 04:49 | Denison | The offensive rebound goes to Warren Dimattia | 27-27 |
| 04:33 | Denison | Scott King hits a runner near the basket set up by Roger Neuman and he's hacked by Cliff Robbins - foul #1 on Cliff Robbins, team foul #9 | 29-27 |
| 04:33 | Denison | Scott King makes the free throw | 30-27 |
| 04:06 | Earlham | Noel Desmond loses the dribble to Warren Dimattia | 30-27 |
| 03:54 | Denison | David Perkins is fouled on the floor by Noel Desmond - foul #2 on Noel Desmond, team foul #10 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Denison | Joseph Hoff (PG), Dustin Thyberg (SF), Roy Ford (C) Roger Neuman, Scott King, Warren Dimattia | |
| Subs | Earlham | Bobby Taylor (SG), Wayne Clark (SF), John O'Donell (PF) James Hunt, Cliff Robbins, James Gilmore | |
| 03:54 | Denison | David Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 03:54 | Denison | David Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 03:54 | Earlham | Noel Desmond grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Joseph Hoff (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Shinn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dustin Thyberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Perkins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Ford (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Curtis Barter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bobby Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wayne Clark (fresh) PF - John O'Donell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Noel Desmond (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:40 | Earlham | Bobby Taylor comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Peter Shinn - foul #2 on Peter Shinn, team foul #7 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Denison | Richard Finch (SG), Larry Ritch (PF) Peter Shinn, David Perkins | |
| Subs | Earlham | Erik Barreiro (SF) Wayne Clark | |
| 03:40 | Earlham | Bobby Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 03:40 | Earlham | Bobby Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 03:40 | Denison | Larry Ritch grabs the board | 31-27 |
| 03:22 | Denison | Richard Finch is hacked by Bobby Taylor - foul #3 on Bobby Taylor, team foul #11 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | Earlham | William Lipsey (PG), James Hunt (SG), Wayne Clark (C) Curtis Barter, Bobby Taylor, Noel Desmond | |
| 03:22 | Denison | Richard Finch makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 03:22 | Denison | Richard Finch misses the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 03:22 | Earlham | John O'Donell gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| 03:14 | Earlham | Erik Barreiro misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-27 |
| 03:12 | Denison | Richard Finch grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 03:06 | Denison | Richard Finch drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Hoff | 35-27 |
| 02:47 | Earlham | Dustin Thyberg steps in front of the James Hunt pass | 35-27 |
| 02:32 | Denison | Dustin Thyberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-27 |
| Subs | Denison | Scott King (SF) Dustin Thyberg | |
| Subs | Earlham | Cliff Robbins (SG) William Lipsey | |
| 02:11 | Earlham | Erik Barreiro misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 02:09 | Denison | Roy Ford gets the rebound | 35-27 |
| 02:02 | Denison | Joseph Hoff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-27 |
| Subs | Denison | Peter Shinn (PG), Roger Neuman (SG), Warren Dimattia (PF) Joseph Hoff, Richard Finch, Larry Ritch | |
| Subs | Earlham | Curtis Barter (PG), James Gilmore (PF), Noel Desmond (C) Cliff Robbins, Erik Barreiro, John O'Donell | |
| 01:49 | Earlham | Peter Shinn is called for the reach on Curtis Barter - foul #3 on Peter Shinn, team foul #8 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Denison | Joseph Hoff (PG) Peter Shinn | |
| Subs | Earlham | Cliff Robbins (SG) James Hunt | |
| 01:49 | Earlham | Curtis Barter misses the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 01:49 | Denison | Roy Ford snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 01:43 | Denison | Noel Desmond swats the short shot by Joseph Hoff | 35-27 |
| 01:41 | Earlham | Curtis Barter grabs the defensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 01:25 | Earlham | Wayne Clark clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-27 |
| 01:24 | Earlham | Noel Desmond gets the offensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 01:11 | Earlham | James Gilmore misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Warren Dimattia - foul #1 on Warren Dimattia, team foul #9 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Denison | Dustin Thyberg (SF), David Perkins (C) Joseph Hoff, Roy Ford | |
| Subs | Earlham | Paul Ploof (SF) Wayne Clark | |
| 01:11 | Earlham | James Gilmore misses the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 01:11 | Earlham | James Gilmore makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 00:55 | Denison | Paul Ploof is called for the reach on Dustin Thyberg - foul #1 on Paul Ploof, team foul #12 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| Subs | Earlham | Erik Barreiro (SF), John O'Donell (PF) Paul Ploof, James Gilmore | |
| 00:55 | Denison | Dustin Thyberg makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 00:55 | Denison | Dustin Thyberg misses the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 00:55 | Earlham | The rebound goes to John O'Donell | 36-28 |
| 00:28 | Earlham | John O'Donell clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-28 |
| 00:27 | Earlham | Noel Desmond grabs the offensive board | 36-28 |
| 00:05 | Earlham | David Perkins steals the ball from Curtis Barter | 36-28 |
| 00:01 | Denison | Scott King is denied on a layup by John O'Donell | 36-28 |
| 00:00 | Denison | The clock runs out | 36-28 |